7. RenametheswatchFXCUT.

8. SettheColorTypeto“SpotColor.”9. Setthecolortowhite.

Thisisnecessarybecauseanypartoftheimporteddielinewhichisnotcoveredbyanotherobjectwillbeprintedunlessyousetthecolortowhite.

10.MakesurethefilloftheobjectissettotheFXCUTSwatchandtheoutlineistransparent.

11.ClickOK.12. SavethefileasanEPS(EncapsulatedPostScript).Note:

Thereisnoneedtoseparatethedielinefromthegraphic.Theyshouldbesavedinthesamefile.

13. FollowthestepsintheCX1200emanualtoimportandarraytheEPSgraphic.

14. Ifyourdielinewascorrectlynamed,PTPrintwillautomaticallyconvertthedielineintoacutline.YouwillknowthiswassuccessfulifthedielineappearsinPTPrintasadashedline.

15.GototheFilemenuandchooseCut.Savethecutfileasa.pltfileonathumbdriveoranylocationthattheFX1200etouchscreencomputerissetuptoaccess.

Warning:AlwaysusethissamePTPrintfiletoprinttotheCX1200e.Thecutlineswillnotprint.Ifyouchangethelayoutofthegraphicsyoumustrecreatethecutfileorthecutwillnotaligntothegraphics.

IfyouhaveaCX1200eandareusingPTPrint,therearedifferentmethodsthatcanbeusedtocreateacutfile.(seethemanualformoreinformation)http://primera.eu/europe/cx1200e-downloads.html

ThisflyerdescribeshowtocreatethecutlineinyourdesignsoftwareandimportingitintoPTPrintalongwiththelabel.Thismethodisespeciallyusefulfornonstandardshapesorcutlinesthatdonotfollowtheedgesoftheprintedlabel.

IfyoudonothaveaCX1200eorPTPrint,youcanuseanysoftwarecapableofcreatingHPGLcutfiles

Adobe Illustrator instructions:

1. OpenthegraphicinAdobeIllustrator.2. Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,createthedieline.Placethe

dielineonthebottomlayerinexactthepositionyouwouldliketheFX1200etocut.

3. Selectthedieline.4. Opentheswatcheswindows,clickthenewswatchicon.

5. ANewColorSwatchwillbecreated.

6. Doubleclickonittoopentheswatchoptions.

Creating Cut Lines for PTPrint in Adobe Illustrator

Outline = transparent

Fill = FXCUT

7. Selectthenewlycreatedcolor,nameitFXCUTandchange“Treatas”toSpot.

8. Asyoucansee,thenewcolorhasalittle“spot”intheswatch.

9. MakesurethefilloftheobjectissettotheFXCUTSwatchandtheoutlineistransparent.

10.ClickOK.11. SavethefileasanEPS(EncapsulatedPostScript).Note:

Thereisnoneedtoseparatethedielinefromthegraphic.Theyshouldbesavedinthesamefile.

12. FollowthestepsintheCX1200emanualtoimportandarraytheEPSgraphic.

13. Ifyourdielinewascorrectlynamed,PTPrintwillautomaticallyconvertthedielineintoacutline.YouwillknowthiswassuccessfulifthedielineappearsinPTPrintasadashedline.

14.GototheFilemenuandchooseCut.Savethecutfileasa.pltfileonathumbdriveoranylocationthattheFX1200etouchscreencomputerissetuptoaccess.

Corel Draw instructions:

1. OpenthegraphicinCorelDraw2. Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,createthedieline.Placethe

dielineonthebottomlayerinexactthepositionyouwouldliketheFX1200etocut.

3. Selectthedieline.4. OpenthePaletteManager(Window/Dockers/ColorPalette

Manager)

5. Rightclickonthepalettetoedit,select“edit”andthePaletteEditoropens.

6. ClickAddColor,selectthetab“Model”andsettoCMYK0000Thisisnecessarybecauseanypartoftheimporteddielinewhichisnotcoveredbyanotherobjectwillbeprintedunlessyousetthecolortowhite.(youdon’tneedtosetthenameyet).

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